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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Mar 17
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9625–11.4625/bu+0.10−35–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8970
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3900–11.6700/bu+0.02−18–+10¢/BuMay (K)10.2625
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9625–10.9825/bu+0.11−35–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.7250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3200–11.3500/bu+0.02−25–−22¢/BuMay (K)10.1675
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0825–11.2225/bu+0.11−23–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.8675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3700–11.6900/bu+0.04−20–+12¢/BuMay (K)10.2775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1625/bu+0.11−15¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5700/bu+0.020¢/BuMay (K)10.1275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5625/bu+0.11−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1700/bu+0.02−40¢/BuMay (K)9.3275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9125/bu+0.11−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3200/bu+0.02−25¢/BuMay (K)9.9275
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7900/bu+0.02−78¢/BuMay (K)9.6375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7900/bu+0.02−78¢/BuMay (K)9.6375
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7125–11.1125/bu+0.11−60–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0700–11.4800/bu+0.02−50–−9¢/BuMay (K)9.8061

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9575/bu+0.07−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8475/bu+0.08−5¢/BuMay (K)5.6500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4075–5.9075/bu+0.07−60–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2514
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4475–5.4975/bu+0.08−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.8833
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8275–5.9275/bu+0.05−18–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.6660
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7275/bu+0.07−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.5200
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8575–5.9575/bu+0.07−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7775–5.9575/bu+0.08−12–−5¢/BuMay (K)5.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9075/bu+0.07−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2575/bu+0.07−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.9200
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2175–5.6675/bu+0.07−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.2550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5675/bu+0.08−33¢/BuMay (K)5.3500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3675/bu+0.02+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8400/bu—+130¢/BuMay (K)5.5125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375–4.6675/bu+0.02−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2765
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.6400/bu—0–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6375
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2175/bu+0.02+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9900/bu—+145¢/BuMay (K)5.3375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.6675/bu+0.01−18–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.7400/bu—0–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.6750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825/bu+0.01−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700/bu—+13¢/BuMay (K)4.6875
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3675/bu+0.02+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2900–6.1400/bu—+75–+160¢/BuMay (K)4.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.6675/bu+0.02−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3142
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.6400/bu—−20–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5258
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.5475/bu+0.02−40–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5200/bu+0.02−5–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.5675
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675/bu+0.02−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900/bu—−5¢/BuMay (K)4.5875
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7175/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900/bu—+15¢/BuMay (K)4.6375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu—−17¢/BuMay (K)4.4975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu—−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5175
Source: USDA AMS · Frankfort, KY. Bids are what buyers offered on the day USDA collected them, not settled trades. Change and year-ago figures are USDA's own — nothing on this page is recomputed, and prices in different units are never averaged together.